7. GTA Chinatown Wars (Original Release: 2009, Nintendo DS)
Chinatown Wars returns the GTA series to its top-down roots, except this time, it’s in Liberty City.
Chinatown Wars includes an addicting drug dealing system. Sometimes deals go smoothly, while other times, you get attacked or ambushed by the police. Dealing drugs is one of my favorite things to do in Chinatown Wars; Rockstar fleshed the entire thing out really well. Driving across town to sell a bunch of weed in an area where it goes for a high price is very satisfying, for example, and it helps that all the UI for the system feels professional and serious.
FUN FACT: GTA Chinatown Wars is the only single-player GTA game starring an Asian American.
